Chapter 144

At my words, Teddy b2015c6a27 bear threw both arms a40809f184 up in excitement and 84ae085718 shouted.deb2e1830cdf0ac4

“Yay…! I finally have friends to play with…!”a8e26163bb275907

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Maybe because he was so a55ae7babc much bigger now, his voice 1b95012160 came out slow and heavy.e570f7f101c5c500

Then, resting a e2f007b9e4 paw under his 37c00fb8ce chin, he began b6eab41bd1 seriously pondering.d80554d3f41fa425

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“Should I squish them from above, or crush them from the sides?”a0d5a9bf1d1a3cb4

“I-it’s just a figure of speech! I didn’t mean actually kill them!”f68bea7627396485

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I turned pale and screamed 386a5ced14 in panic.3ad90b28d103796c

“Tch.”dcf9f686f7f4aa60

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Teddy bear clicked 4edf268cc1 his tongue in 0c04667258 disappointment.d3bcae3337a3454e

‘Seriously, you can’t joke about anything around him.’bce51a6f1595c68e

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The sheer menace 883e7bc8b2 coming off the 6fbc6cbe38 now-giant bear made d8ab5ba6cb even me feel a504b33e53 a chill.7d03fde2ae4bfed1

Just then—cb517faf4295d5e1

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“Whoa. What is this? Some kind of magic toy?”87b486b8da64adae

Hans Campbell looked up 851f67e891 at the giant teddy 5f4fe6913a bear with amused curiosity.4197f0cb1bbe2b5c

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“Figures a rich kid would have something crazy like this. Looks like it’d make a decent punching bag.”15edcffca3b13ad0

“Yaaah—!”54af5fbb0e13b6b9

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It happened in a flash.815a6d7967187e1c

With a weird screeching noise, 41fa2a3aa8 Danvers Campbell, who’d been lurking 1c2a00f5da near Joshua and me, suddenly 4ef63ba5c2 ran up and kicked Teddy a016610b8f bear’s thick leg.eb83f2e173e0343e

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“Pfft, it’s nothing special!”61bbc615cecfc3bc

Maybe trying to show 46e3bf5b5d off for his friends 38dd9e94a6 and older brother, Danvers 11e8933640 kept kicking the giant dfdfe31b54 teddy bear.b4ff04ae28e63cf8

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“See? It’s huge but it’s just a useless lump—”036c59e83ffe81e6

“Ugh…”895593888c9df7f6

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Watching the fool show off, d43b75551f Joshua shook his head with a0ecd5267b a pale face.8d8da1df74ea7ea8

And at that moment—8f1ea9c9456e8373

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Whoosh, THUD—!3f82ff2903468870

A huge shadow slammed 03b17868c9 down over Danvers’s head 20d7ac2a84 at terrifying speed.14831aabf20654e0

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There was a heavy, brutal 155cbf4161 thud — and after a 02ab9f30a7 brief moment, the sight that 364e00c9e5 greeted us was—5c5da7bacc176a24

“Uh, uh…?”86986fa11aed246a

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Danvers stood there, eyes b53b6b602a wide, his head practically ab2bb8ae8d buried into his shoulders 013143a141 under Teddy bear’s giant a01305ec72 paw.02c96529debdf649

It had all 018fc4e4d2 happened so fast 430622eb38 he didn’t even ae9bf52579 seem to realize b898d6f4d8 what had hit 498852ed64 him.464941ce3ec57a6e

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His neck had 1a99408a7b disappeared like a ba050a545d turtle retracting its 8a044217e9 head, and his 3e5e934e64 dumbstruck face made 84c19f4f1e it all the 1a2badda0a more ridiculous.2b64ec14c7fee615

With a casual adefa66f91 motion, Teddy bear 70f7e278a7 lifted his massive 47c51e293a paw — a 6f0916d54e paw easily twice c9774c44e5 the size of ff4523a1be Danvers’s head.b2bbe172b503ee17

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Boom…e0fd1180fe7a491c

Danvers, still stuck 02a0f32db5 in his turtle-like e1245734f3 pose, toppled over 0c6ff78030 backward.e64e5fb00a178b05

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He passed out on the 22013956e3 spot — eyes wide open.14cba87b17e14015

“Hah.”6fc2db026b469623

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“Hrk…”6bb186976f8f6e1f

Maybe now the rest e8815b8012 of them were starting 9678b1a786 to realize the situation.788b97af89b4bdbd

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In the dead b8a2be9320 silence that followed, 787d2a52da Danvers’s gang sucked 170b715ec3 in panicked breaths, ede72c8e7d frozen in terror.5070304532894d26

Joshua, his face stiff 491de10daa with fear, urgently asked 15b0d7138c Teddy bear,7b25d4525296753f

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“…He’s not dead, right?”b0ab9eb4a22db338

“Applying delicate force control — induced mild concussion without spinal fracture. Subject is currently in shock mode.”eec2cb7895f52cb3

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Teddy bear answered like a 1f56a8c860 robotic butler.6fcef7175ad8d07a

I clapped my hands d2ee255263 in admiration.0b32c164cc9b030e

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“Nice.”b350c5d097d34851

At that exact 5a606b2081 moment, Hans Campbell, 2f149a3c5c who had been 1b00eb57fd frozen stiff, finally 1866b63377 snapped out of 69219d3b8a it and shouted.2e2e3ceb080d21fe

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“Danvers!”8fa112c1b0cc6726

“You crazy little—!”b0655945bafa509b

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Without another word, 8a77ab2de1 he moved surprisingly 18038d8545 fast for his f4539ee5c3 size and charged 7b5e2289a6 at Teddy bear.2ff4e772becb1073

“You wanna die, you freak?! I’ll tear your stuffing out until there’s not a scrap left!”15e1313a9cea6f35

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Roaring in rage, Hans drove af5c3e2a0f a punch right into Teddy 13a9bc2e67 bear’s lower belly.df4dc928b70dbb75

Thunk!46f09e750c81660e

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For a shot from a c5038cd652 shot put prodigy, the punch 85eccfe937 sounded impressively sharp.8a742f5568f381af

But a teddy cb392892f2 bear made of d3cb213341 pure stuffing wasn’t f9f9d94723 going to feel c55d02f258 a thing.28328301fbaf5d0f

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Thunk—503e5cb6e6285b71

Teddy bear, with his bd796ef6be squishy body, bounced Hans cb763114c9 Campbell’s punch off like a7c08ad6ee it was nothing and 18eea7102c immediately raised his fluffy, 6d875f61f8 stubby paw high.f4401c5985173aa4

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“Wait, don’t knock that one out right away! That’s the main tin can!”35ad12b5bf395602

Worried that Teddy e38317c86d bear might flatten 67d165f9b6 Hans just like e7edafda06 he did Danvers, 3bfb2360b5 I shouted urgently.f1221d0490a56612

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“Command input complete.”c130f3beeee2bb40

Whoosh!0d0cb4872dde3bb1

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Just as Teddy bear’s df0371e617 giant fist was about d0ce9771ea to come crashing down 70e8167974 on Hans’s head, it ea48065ad0 sharply changed direction mid-air 914431ed99 and slammed into his d41802d01b torso instead.8cbe8c829c9230fe

Thud!e03d914707d7623a

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Unfortunately for Hans f060523270 Campbell, he didn’t 600846e8f0 even manage a abdfe25eff proper scream.ff9792338a7a5efd

The moment Teddy Bear’s punch c70a266094 connected, he was launched across 0818e364fe the junkyard like a sack d7c169442d of potatoes and crashed straight 04517a6de0 into a pile of stacked fd3e724a76 wooden crates.3e38edc7c6a8ca6b

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Crash!9278d2ab724cdd78

“Urgh—!”9ce0ed1bc10058ac

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Hans, sprawled helplessly 920173104e atop the shattered cb74dbcd6e debris, clutched his fbf5989d49 side and coughed 4c7d73a720 violently.71166742aaf4950e

His face turned a furious 2321741354 shade of red as he ff7044be77 wheezed, clearly in absolute agony.60ad4ee1e5a486fe

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‘Reliable, as expected.’afd90ef3063131cc

Even in that split second, 6fe2e5e837 Teddy bear had understood my 6a269b5c50 order perfectly, holding back just 0209e01ebf enough to not knock him 550872500f out. I felt a deep, 7a58ac9ff5 satisfying pride in my 6d750b75f4 loyal bodyguard.b4e3a230b12b7dfa

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“Alright, friends!”7e40b55bfeec2164

Clapping his paws together to grab everyone’s attention, Teddy Bear suddenly began to hum a little tune.1701faecbaec1fe0

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“Who’s the next little mouse~? Let’s catch the mouse, catch the mouse, squeak squeak squeak~!”71340ecba9c11915

As he sang, the massive aa0cd736e6 teddy bear cupped his hands 0c665d50d6 together and mimicked a mouse 1831eb319d — looking less like a 5a94b2a43b cuddly toy and more like ed90fde7e8 a demonic spirit.96fcb674e1ce26a7

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‘…Cancel that feeling of reliability.’e71b0706a936345e

If even I, the dc21b1c416 owner, was getting goosebumps, de16ad7607 it was no wonder 7acc304942 that the reactions of fa1efb3f22 a bunch of kids b1af65d80b around twelve or thirteen ec7a4b43c9 years old were absolutely 5717d5ba0b explosive.a35490af1d617826

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“Aaaaaah! S-somebody save me!”a751e767f5323239

“Mooommyyy! Waaahhh!”d4ae6240f70fb2d5

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“O Goddess, please deliver me from this evil—!”c4574a10fe1c6975

“Catch the mouse, catch the mouse, squeak squeak squeak!”6169204ed7356157

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A symphony of screams and Teddy bear’s humming filled the junkyard, until the whole place fell silent with a final series of heavy thuds.d31c31c165e7c705

* * *b5e682a73c6088de

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Thunk, thud! Thunk—!e79ce9d61d722c56

With the steady sounds d7da00163f of punches serving as 1d2b697cd1 a pleasant background noise, 825f204997 I carefully checked Joshua’s 5d0dd927ab forehead.0217524b58c5fb15

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“Let me see.”ab699d8f26bf9285

His forehead was swollen c4712d20e3 and bruised, a painful 2aefa38b31 purple-blue color even at 6342d0b20f a glance.bbb34c51bcdb13e4

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Thankfully, the tiny 3d383a4fd0 beads of blood c1aca9afd4 from earlier weren’t 9e3e316a1c flowing anymore.102a8bc43eefa602

It was a small moment where all the healing and effort I had put into Joshua’s health paid off, but… it wasn’t exactly the kind of situation to feel happy about.9ce853b0e5a077da

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“God, that bastard.”b35346dc231056b1

Overcome with anger, I clenched 7b3e3af8bd my fist and turned around—only 294559c82e for Joshua to hurriedly grab a6350b6ecc me.4875927ab5a38b6a

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“Let it go, sis. He’s already getting beat up…”bbaf7cdcdbbc55af

“I’m just upset, that’s all. Your skin’s always been sensitive too.”1d202b7592b559b0

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“You’re gonna heal me anyway,” Joshua mumbled, pouting exactly like he used to when he was little.14bf213052253775

As he said c56d739ce1 that, I gently 2774f7a591 placed my fingertips 6ba1840fe6 on his forehead c9ab8b4f1a and let the 4f5ef82ca2 holy power flow.4ad01e94a4d55ef7

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Flash—!7b9abb26504603fa

A short burst 132256da99 of light later, 354d6911d1 and Joshua’s forehead d78bd4227e was completely healed, c85a92b81e not even a 644a1ffc6e trace of the 1d873bfcf1 bruise left.77439e81b1a79216

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“You’re not dizzy anymore?”634512a3f782f8de

“Yeah, I’m fine.”a371e29f522dd7be

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Joshua shook his b72f7b417f head, then glanced 2b5223c5f0 nervously over my 8c69ae5857 shoulder.2a7176fb6d3ad33d

“Is it okay to just… leave it like that? What if he dies?”99e9003186b14963

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Only then did I turn 20ae995457 my head to check on fd30e43b81 the situation behind me.a150aae2a61623bf

Thud, smack!dc58c35c662ed159

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“Twenty-five little mice! Twenty-six little mice! Ah! No, not yet, buddy! You can’t pass out till you hit thirty!”834483920758f439

“Ugh! Agh! P-please… no more…!”b382ba0859829875

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Teddy bear, who e96a197fe4 had been smacking 6db3538a13 Hans Campbell at 8296b5664e perfectly timed intervals, 989f1c2947 was now holding 162a988e19 him upright, refusing 25382d5c8c to let him d1b71f2326 collapse.6f8c92ba6e43f87c

He was supposed to flatten 6823bb7e54 him like a crushed tin 6076e803db can, but honestly, Hans’s body 5cece22ef3 looked more like a battered 11a89aee0d old pallet — all bent, da3b806d8c torn, and pitiful.4c6c02e2c64b8a93

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To be honest, my anger still wasn’t completely gone…3720f14b5b20b4cd

But looking at Joshua’s perfectly 923aa3d977 healed forehead, I calmly gave cdfdd4b7b0 my order.5ce2c7f602a3ec93

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“Teddy-teddy bear.”9bdcf175b96796a1

“Twenty-eigh—!”f595593fe93f6656

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Just as Teddy bear 5bc67321e9 was about to slam 61c5fb93a6 another punch into Hans’s 9434da0195 already devastated face, he 945dd54b88 froze and turned around de239f74c8 to look at me.ed33b86446497d24

Click click click.e507dcbb1f513195

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No matter how many dfddbf2376 times I saw it 0cd4010fb0 over the years, I 064c565b9d never got used to 388596083c that terrifying 180-degree head 99bda96232 turn.ed344c229e798ca7

Ignoring the horror movie a755e1ca6d vibes, my ever-loyal guard 84f1f85467 tilted his head brightly 060a298a64 and asked,89ed51e15c77c2bd

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“Did you call for me, Master?”d9a3892ef979eaca

“Yeah. How’s he holding up?”2b3969f074235b99

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“Fractures in the nasal bone, right arm, and left ribs, with some minor bleeding,” Teddy bear reported smoothly, like some AI diagnostics system.a6dacb3c99c9455d

I nodded with e728bb55b2 a satisfied smile.5ed89e19e0da1ff8

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“Good. That’s enough now.”2e8249ee55291c25

At that, Teddy a034a813b3 bear’s eyebrows drooped 04daa4fe98 into a sad 0f8af0f1e2 little arch.f0f6b57a00dfe26c

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In a sulky voice, 51182b83d0 he asked,0d59ce3dd9da855f

“…Can’t I play a little longer, Belze?”f5b454c41cc5c43f

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“No. You’ve played enough.”af9be5f1d8d2e8fb

“Tch. You never let me eat them or kill them…”d5804402826598a0

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As time went on, Teddy 0be1fad2de Bear’s language skills had grown e994411034 surprisingly well — although, most b5545818cd of what he learned was 9ac8d9c731 grumbling.bef2a4f260baaf41

“Cannibalism is still a no.”67390cdfd5ad07c9

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I flatly refused him, like 80886b5b52 always.686ea239952d4545

But as a small concession, 7cdc88c98b I added,150f218c1a3c2db3

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“But I’ll consider letting you kill someone soon.”9b5e5555e6a0885f

“Heheh! Really?”551208fa54b92ba6

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“Yeah. Now, doll mode!”2b627cacc682540a

Puff!f324892deca265ec

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Teddy bear, looking thrilled at d0f5154b44 being humored for once, immediately 244b0f3020 shrank down and reverted to f7d8680217 his stuffed animal form in 8dd37d4bfb one swift move.f2c346f5c90702c7

Maybe he was f4f1c30a7f satisfied after playing 1ca54b3da4 so wildly with 0eb21af466 the kids for aa0e14c9e3 the first time 5f541ba473 in a long ed110bf608 while.9d5a1620cc2dd4c9

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Thud.b6119aad29e01791

The bear, now 26a428d1f8 back to the 21a1a1ca9b size of my 74a7e937fd upper body, plopped fe9a799cd3 onto the ground 1ac8dbbf25 just as Hans 434eb9623d Campbell, who had fed2727768 been leaning against 7cc7e9e379 the wall, slumped 6fa6436991 and collapsed to 05a6cb9668 the floor.e5cf1a8abaa6d150

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Step, step.5939f9e8c65e0cc4

I casually walked 48b08bec41 over to him.38b7977e06d864a0

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Bending down, I fb9d07d8de picked up the 2113b807af dusty teddy bear 9f25099951 lying at his f409383dcb feet, gently brushed f292eb0a17 it off, and d3cb65be21 hugged it close 6190971912 to my chest.e0737ba140dd2ff7

When I straightened 192c10fca7 back up, I e3b0762655 saw Hans Campbell 13e1d8d4b8 — his face b1baa5061b swollen and bruised, 3fe8c33505 with twin streams 966f0c6191 of nosebleed running 3d6180e1f1 down as he 2ba23f74a8 gasped for breath.3cd93d0b2fc3b4e4

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“So, how does it feel being a punching bag?”18ab74dd50481271

Remembering how Hans had 6ddb9fadfd sneered about using Teddy 16645cc487 bear as a punching 4d19f248fd bag earlier, I gave e55151084b him a sweet smile.62bd077cd9d5b18a

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“Think you were worth it?”ba4d86d29a6725de

“You little son of a b—”3f3fd1e23b504e1c

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Hans growled back at 9843c31882 me, his face twisting bba011f277 in rage.7ddaff5bd770f852

“You think you’re gonna walk away from this? You think our parents and theirs will just sit back and—!”d5659fadae67cecc

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“What did I even do?”64a6963738f62e5c

I widened my eyes innocently, 688d24292c looking as if I truly b346d5d5da didn’t understand.07ccbdec1709a6c9

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“I didn’t do anything, senior.”d8f4d70d7420c504

“…What?”3e751879e6f9f4bd

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“This was all you. You were the one who suddenly started beating up Danvers and the others for not listening to you, weren’t you?”527d9d116e4f43ca

At my shameless words, 74514144b9 Hans’s eyes went wide f91fa865d0 with disbelief.50bfa30564d4c939

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“W-what the hell…”8ac1c3a3e325a4f0

“Just wait and see.”326c8a485bd058d8

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I leaned in f5c4a7dcd5 close to him.b852e74795b08454

And whispered softly into his 19326a8f83 ear,7946228acddd6ca9

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“Starting tomorrow, your life at the academy’s going to get very, very difficult.”1a6e574e30465290

Actually, I’d make sure he 3df96647a4 couldn’t even step foot in f7ff61d5a9 there again.880fcfa2612f4ca2

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Even as confusion clouded his cc8715a661 battered face, I could see 70daa81b02 fear creeping into his dull, c9e02eb1b3 bloodshot eyes.41ae49ec1499fb30

Looking down at 33f4f4e524 him, I bared 55b05e7324 my teeth and cca632d8dc gave him a 3a5b17f605 wide, wicked grin.7cf2505cc989a640

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Perfectly — just like a 1dce317f36 villain who had finished their 6f251c6dd1 revenge.4a0ad86846524c09